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Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect

Maine rates for HCPCS 44126

A surgery, usually performed in a newborn or infant, that removes a segment of small intestine that failed to properly form a passageway during development and reconnects the healthy ends together. This version treats a single affected area and does not include narrowing the wider segment of bowel above the defect to help it function better. It is used to restore a continuous, working intestinal passage in infants born with this type of intestinal blockage.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Small Intestine Surgery for a Birth Defect cost?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,236 from a physician practice, and about $15,849 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,236$2,818 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15,849$12,589 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,849 · 10th to 90th $776 to $16,596Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $4,677
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $15,849professional $3,236

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,370.32
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,677.35
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,786.30
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 21st of 51

$3,311

AK $8,318TX $389

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.